Legal Opinion

Williams v. Phillips

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 18, 2008No. 07-1411-prPublished

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner-appellant Jazzmin D. Williams appeals from a judgment of the District Court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 Petitioner raised multiple argu*490ments in his petition, but the sole issue on appeal — the only issue certified by the District Court — is whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient for the jury to conclude that petitioner was guilty of “depraved indifference” murder, as set forth in New York Penal Law § 125.25(2) (“A person is guilty of murder in the second degree when ... (2) Under circumstances…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. RegisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Clark v. PerezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  3. People v. HafeezNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Policano v. HerbertNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Policano v. HerbertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007

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